Early Certificates of Settlement and Preemption
Warrants in Kentucky County, Virginia

Under the Virginia
Land Law of 1779, residents of the Kentucky District could purchase
Certificates of Settlement and Preemption Warrants if they met
certain residency requirements. This database is indexed by
Preemption Warrant number, the individual acquiring the Warrant
& Certificate of Settlement, immediate assignees, and tract
location. We have included information on the resulting patent
number and series for the Kentucky Preemption Warrants. Some
counties in present-day Virginia and West Virginia are also
included in this index.